Thursday, October 23, 2008

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Republican Senator from Texas John Cornyn has opened a fifteen point lead over challenger Rick Noriega in his bid for re-election. The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in the state finds the incumbent leading 55% to 40%.

The latest poll is good news for Cornyn, who watched his lead slip to seven in September after leading by double digits in all previous polls since May. The senator is seeking his second term.

Cornyn now has a 54% to 32% lead among unaffiliated voters in Texas (see crosstabs).

The incumbent is viewed favorably by 59% of voters and unfavorably by 32%. Noriega’s numbers are 43% favorable, 42% unfavorable. Sixteen percent (16%) of voters still have no opinion on the democratic challenger.

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Governor Rick Perry earns good or excellent ratings from 42% of voters in Texas, while 19% give his job performance a poor rating.

The latest poll on the presidential race in Texas found John McCain opening a ten-point lead over Barack Obama in the historically red state.

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